{
  "id": 14985901,
  "title": "Omaze in court over tax dispute on luxury house prize draws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/omaze-in-court-over-tax-dispute-on-luxury-house-prize-draws",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:59:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/omaze-in-court-over-tax-dispute-on-luxury-house-prize-draws/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "City AM reports that Omaze, a luxury house prize draw platform, has appealed against HMRC over a tax dispute regarding whether paid entries in its prize draws are subject to standard-rate VAT. Omaze lists itself as a prize draw, not a charity raffle, house or cash raffle or house or cash lottery but a prize draw. HMRC categorises the service as a prize draw, meaning its paid entries do not qualify for the VAT exemption that regulated lotteries receive. The appeal, which will be decided in Spring next year, seeks clarity and consistency in how VAT applies across the prize draw industry, as Omaze has raised over £150m for UK charities and is one of the few prize draw operators HMRC has required to pay VAT on sales.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}